ENC 1101-B3 & B4: Writing for Discovery

I began this paper from a picture shown in class one day. It began a little weird, but I was trying not to just write shallow predicting work. It had millions of colorful tulips and that was my starting point. I feel like I need some more showing, instead of telling. Also, I need to find an ending, but I don’t want to rush it. I don’t know what the ending is yet, nor do I have an idea. I don’t want it to be forced; rather I want it to develop naturally. If I think about where I am going, too much; I feel like I’ll over think and screw my self over.

Today in my meeting with my teacher, he gave me an idea to create a strong character. To have some direction with where to go. He said that it’s more serious than my last draft, which I take as a compliment because it means I can write different things, verses getting stuck in a certain style. I am super excited to finish this story. I am planning on using this for my portfolio so I must continue to work hard on it. I really hope it develops into something I’ll be proud of. If I keep working I am sure it will.

Also in the meeting today I said how much I like this revising process because it doesn’t put you in a box, rather it allows you to mess up and make mistakes. I am not afraid to take risks, like my high school 5 paragraph writing. I will continue to take risks with this paper and some may be bad, good or even great.